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Budget-friendly heart-healthy food part 2: Whole grains and proteins
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Budget-friendly heart-healthy food part 2: Whole grains and proteins

Cheryl Strachan
April 16, 2022

Eating with heart health in mind can seem painfully expensive, from omega-3 eggs to wild salmon and quinoa. In reality though, many cardioprotective foods are actually quite budget friendly! Last week we talked about how to keep a lid on your fruit and vegetable budget . This week we’ll take a look at the cost of the other key components of…

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How to keep a lid on your fruit and vegetable budget
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How to keep a lid on your fruit and vegetable budget

Cheryl Strachan
April 7, 2022

One of the challenges of heart-healthy eating can be the cost of fruit and vegetables, and as I’m sure you’ve noticed, it’s on the rise, along with food and goods in general. Did you know, for example, that a medium apple, which provides about 95 calories, costs about a dollar today at my local store*? A package…

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Sweet Spot Story: Ellen on eating well and being your best advocate when you have heart disease
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Sweet Spot Story: Ellen on eating well and being your best advocate when you have heart disease

Cheryl Strachan
February 26, 2022

For Heart Month (February), I’m featuring several stories of Canadians who are adjusting their eating habits after a heart event.  The goal is to provide hope and guidance to those still reeling from a recent cardiac scare. At first, many people feel paranoid about food, fearful of eating anything they…

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Sweet Spot Story: Four years after a heart attack, Arlene’s life is better than it ever has been 
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Sweet Spot Story: Four years after a heart attack, Arlene’s life is better than it ever has been 

Cheryl Strachan
February 24, 2022

In honour of February being Heart Month, I’m featuring several stories of people who are making great progress in adjusting their eating habits after a heart event.  Our goal is to provide hope and guidance to those still reeling from a recent cardiac scare. At first, many people feel paranoid…

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Sweet Spot Story: How small habits add up to big change after a heart attack for Ron
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Sweet Spot Story: How small habits add up to big change after a heart attack for Ron

Cheryl Strachan
February 19, 2022

In honour of February being Heart Month, I’ll be featuring several stories of people who are making great progress in adjusting their eating habits after a heart event.  Our goal is to provide hope and guidance to those still reeling from a recent cardiac scare. At first, many people feel…

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Sweet Spot Story: Laurie on bacon, carrots, and not stressing about things after a heart attack
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Sweet Spot Story: Laurie on bacon, carrots, and not stressing about things after a heart attack

Cheryl Strachan
February 12, 2022

For Heart Month (February), I’m featuring several stories of Canadians who are adjusting their eating habits after a heart event. Since tomorrow is Wear Red Canada Day , to raise awareness about women’s heart health, I thought we’d feature a woman this week. (There are two more coming.) The goal is to provide hope…

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Sweet Spot Story: How the 80/20 principle is helping John eat well after his heart attack
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Sweet Spot Story: How the 80/20 principle is helping John eat well after his heart attack

Cheryl Strachan
February 5, 2022

In honour of February being Heart Month, I’m featuring several stories of Canadians who are adjusting their eating habits after a heart event. My goal here is to provide hope and guidance to those still reeling from a recent cardiac scare. At first, many people feel paranoid about food, fearful…

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In defence of New Year’s aspirations
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In defence of New Year’s aspirations

Cheryl Strachan
December 31, 2021

I’ve always loved the beginning of the year — the whole blank slate, fresh start vibe. Catharine Utzschneider, a professor at the Boston College Sports Leadership Center compared midlife to “a book without any structure, without sentences, periods, commas, paragraphs, chapters, with no punctuation,” as opposed to young adulthood, when milestones are…

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